Smith's Kauai Wailua River Cruise to Fern Grotto with Live Entertainment
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4.46Rich in culture, beauty, and Aloha! Everyone should do this when visiting Kauai. Worth it!
Reviewed by: Colleen, 2021/12/30The Smith’s Wailua River Cruise was a beautiful way to spend our morning. Start off by learning some island history and geography by a native guide from the Smith Family. Ours was Wade.
Once you arrive at the Fern Grotto, you’ll walk a beautiful path to get there and learn about its natural history and cultural significance as well as anything you’d like to know about it. We learned so many fascination facts and it was so beautiful and peaceful.
On our way back, we were treated with professional musicians and a top notch dancer. Everything about the small group of performers was beautiful from the sweet sounds of the musicians to the graceful display of cultural dance. You couldn’t get better quality and for the price!
It was an honor and gift to ride with the Smith Family. Looking forward to coming back with the kids.
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Activity Date: | 2021/12/03 |
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Awesome experience.
Reviewed by: Justin T, 2021/12/24Wish it didn’t rain the whole time but they can’t control that obviously. I recommend it.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2021/12/22 |
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Great family fun time.
Reviewed by: Umar, 2021/12/13It's a nice way to spend an hour on the water with some fun Hawaiian music. It's relaxing and a calm way to just chill. The actual fern grotto was an incredible sight to see and enjoy. That was the best part. Just a couple of minutes of walk from the dock to the main area where you see and appreciate the phenomenon.
Fun!
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/12/10 |
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Tired
Reviewed by: Sharon, 2021/12/11The building where we pay and gather is very depressing. The boat ride was uneventful, the grotto was a beauty of nature. We music was okay, we could tell the performers were tired because it was the last trip of the day, but they were nice and accommodating.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/11/17 |
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River Excursion
Reviewed by: Arizona, 2021/11/28Good way to spend a couple of hours meandering down a river.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/11/24 |
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Great family tour
Reviewed by: :-), 2021/11/14We have two toddlers so this was a nice adventure to take with little ones. The fern grotto is beautiful.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2021/10/18 |
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Fun. Sort of hokey!
Reviewed by: CurlyQ, 2021/11/10Nice boat ride and walk to the fern grotto. The customers on board got into the group songs and their hand movements. A good family outing.
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Activity Date: | 2021/11/08 |
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Great Value nice trip with the kids and grandkids.
Reviewed by: mitch, 2021/10/30Nice cruise, lots of fun info and entertainment and a great trip for the value.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2021/10/06 |
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Excellent crew and talent, Fern Grotto not truly accessible
Reviewed by: Michele, 2021/10/17Our group of 4, aged 50s to 70s, very much enjoyed the entertainment and river history. One of our group was in a wheelchair. Bathrooms were accessible but the ramp to see Fern Grotto was so steep that 2 of us chose bathrooms over seeing that trip endpoint. This excursion is the best value on the island. Book it!
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2021/10/13 |
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Relaxing with good humor
Reviewed by: Linda, 2021/10/03Captain on cruise was very informative and relaxed. He made the cruise more enjoyable. The young man who sang had excellent humor and a great voice for the songs he sang. The ladies were doing their job. Hula was beautiful and graceful
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2021/09/29 |
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So worth it!
Reviewed by: Catharina , 2021/09/27Great short cruise for the money, even includes entertainment. We loved it! We would do it again.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/09/22 |
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Very enjoyable river cruise
Reviewed by: Lisa, 2021/09/21Great opportunity to sit back, relax and enjoy and hour and 20 minutes on the Wailua River and “getting married” at the Fern Grotto. The music and hula dancing on the journey up the river added a wonderful ambiance and the history and information on movies filmed on and around the Wailua on the way back was very informative. All in all a wonderful addition to our trip to Hawaii.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2021/09/16 |
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Lynsan
Reviewed by: Lynn M, 2021/09/06We had not been to the fern grotto in 25 years. It is more beautiful and serene then we remember. The staff a Smith's are welcoming and deliver a fun trip. We like the music and the Capitan's narrative explaining the area.
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2021/08/30 |
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Aloha ! Remarkable performances by the musicians and Aloha dancers
Reviewed by: Hazel De Leon, 2021/09/02Aloha ! Remarkable performances by the musicians and Aloha dancers. A very entertaining group! My family was amazed all througout the river cruise. The walk to the Fern Grotto was a unique experience because the beauty of the lush and large tropical plants was amazing and beautiful. Overall, an exciting experience to see a beautiful garden ( Fern Grotto) . It is very well recommended to have the river cruise and if we come back to Kauai, we will do the Wailua river cruise again.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2021/08/02 |
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Fun and Friendly
Reviewed by: Monica, 2021/09/01We went with our 22 month old baby. They are family friendly and fun. Made the boat ride easier to handle with a toddler with the hula dance and jokes. They seemed authentic. The cave was beautiful as well. Good to take kissing pics.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2021/08/23 |
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Great River Boat Tour
Reviewed by: Cmm, 2021/07/09The Wailua river cruise to the fern grotto was fun. I really enjoyed the music/entertainment on the boat to the grotto. My whole family was memorized looking at the fern grotto. Definitely a good tour for family.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2021/07/07 |
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An Inexpensive and Fun Time
Reviewed by: Cookie , 2021/06/17This was a quick sightseeing adventure that was worth the cost. The boat trip was relaxing with authentic music one way and informative talk the other way to and from the Fern Grotto. The Fern Grotto is not as impressive as it once was due to storms that have torn away some of the older, longer ferns, but it was still worth the trip.
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Activity Date: | 2021/06/09 |
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Very interesting and beautiful
Reviewed by: Mamacreamz , 2020/03/28This is a wonderful tour. The boat is comfortable and a mild ride for all ages. The waterfall and fern grotto are beautiful. You receive history of the area and enjoy Hawaiian song and dance. There is time to walk around and enjoy the beauty
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2020/03/08 |
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fern grotto river cruise
Reviewed by: lorna brewer, 2020/02/15the folks involved were friendly, informative and fun.
the scenery was lovely and the grotto very unique
the music on the way back and the dancing was great and even got to practice ourselves
the weather could have been better but no control over that
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2020/01/20 |
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Leisure Cruise
Reviewed by: Terrible Trío , 2020/02/01Had an awesome time. Crew was friendly and the singers were great!
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Attended as: | Friends |
Activity Date: | 2020/01/07 |
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Family ‘20
Reviewed by: SAGER , 2020/02/01Amazing views and relaxing. Truly enjoyable! Great for everyone
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2020/01/07 |
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Excellent
Reviewed by: Shaza, 2020/01/18Gorgeous views in that island
Drive is easy and welcoming staff there
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/12/27 |
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Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: June, 2020/01/18We had a wonderful time. Very enjoyable smooth ride in the river. The foliage was very pretty. Easy walk to the grotto. It was fun before when you could go up in the grotto. Enjoyed the singers and hula dancer. Would definitely recommend it.
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Activity Date: | 2020/01/15 |
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Fern Grotto
Reviewed by: Lois Bloom, 2020/01/15We enjoyed the beautiful scenery and narrative. Disappointed that we couldn’t go to cave,just on platform for a look.
Did this tour years ago and got to sit up in caves and was more impressive..
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2020/01/12 |
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Smith family does amazing job with style
Reviewed by: Lisa Fleishman , 2020/01/06Smith family knows how to do everything with style class and professionalism.. always a great family time. Everyone knows how to make you feel apart of everything
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Activity Date: | 2020/01/03 |
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It was a nice tour.
Reviewed by: MoniqueS, 2020/01/02The boat was interesting. The hula dance experience on the way back improved the overall tour. It was hard to enjoy the Fern Grove because you are crowded with many people.
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Attended as: | Families |
Activity Date: | 2019/12/30 |
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A warm and welcoming crew
Reviewed by: Lesli Takasugi, 2019/12/22This was our first time visiting the lovely Fern Grotto, and we had a wonderful time. The crew were so sweet, especially with our daughter who got into one of the local plants that made her cry and tongue swell. They performed hula and sang beautifully, playing to the children on board. We highly recommend this short river boat ride for families with young kids.
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Attended as: | Families with Young Children |
Activity Date: | 2019/12/19 |
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Wailua Cruise
Reviewed by: Debbie, 2019/11/08A very nice peaceful river ride. Enjoyed the history discussion on cruise.
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/11/05 |
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Nice
Reviewed by: Grandmas antiques, 2019/08/25We had a great time and what was the show in a European movie theater in the morning here in london on the way out hades was a bit like a ride to get the little one..made of
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Attended as: | Couples |
Activity Date: | 2019/07/29 |
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